Jeff’s Bagel Run plans next Orlando restaurant
Jeff’s Bagel Run will open a new location in O-Town West later this year.
The Orlando-based bagel chain later this year will debut a 1,200-square-foot store in the Unicorp National Developments project. It will be the first new location since locally based private equity firm 1337 Capital invested in Jeff’s Bagel Run earlier this year to ramp up expansion. Why this matters: New restaurants can add jobs and often are sought by real estate developers to fill retail space.
Features of the new site will include areas where people can see bagels being made from scratch. Besides bagels, the site will offer hot and cold coffee drinks.
“As we looked for our next location, O-Town West was the ideal spot,” Justin Wetherill, president and founder of 1337 Capital and former co-founder of uBreakiFix, said in a prepared statement. “This new development will serve residents and visitors — giving us the opportunity to share our bagels with a new community. We are thankful to Chuck Whittall and the Unicorp team for allowing us to showcase our store of the future in their world class O-Town West development.”
Wetherill told Orlando Business Journal the location should be the first of the planned Central Florida expansion sites to open, but that depends on lease signings and construction. The store will hire eight to 10 people.
The chain is targeting a national expansion, but plans to open at least four new Central Florida locations this year.
Founded by Jeff and Danielle Perera, Jeff’s Bagel Run currently has stores in Ocoee and Orlando’s College Park neighborhood.
Meanwhile, other concepts already have debuted new sites in the O-Town West area, including BurgerFi International Inc. (Nasdaq: BFI), which opened a new restaurant in February at 7730 Palm Parkway.
“O-Town West is the perfect BurgerFi location,” said CJ Kaawach, owner and operator of the franchise location, in a prepared statement. “It’s buzzing with excitement, poised for growth and attracts customers who are looking for high quality food in a welcoming environment.”